The Simple Gift Character Anaylasis

English- The Simple Gift billy goat goat Belongs Bendarat- Bendarat is the perfect town. A friendly bibliothec, a fond McDonalds, luxury train accommodation. (p. 39) Westfield creek- I learnt totally I need to know in books on the banks of Westfield creek, my deary classroom. (p. 6) In his train expression 1864- I close the door and make a home in Motel Bendarat. (p. 28) When he reads books in the library at Bendarat- Thats me, on the deserted island of a soft mill around in Bendarat Library. (p. 4) With aged bill- I hugged quondam(a) Bill standardized Ive never hugged a humanness before sure that hed saved my life. I hugged him in the Main Street with the topographic point earners walking by, and the shopkeepers staring, and the two old laddies at the bus stop I thanked him once and thanked him a degree Celsius times. ( p. 172) With Catlin- This morning I woke and I knew w present I was going for the next few months to the library to McDonalds to the river and ho me here to the Hilton a circuit of plans with Catlin at the centre, and me a badly dressed satellite spinning crazily in her orbit. (p. 70) Doesnt Belong At his home with his tonic gave me unrivalled hard backhander across the face. (p. 15) In nowhersville this transport has never looked so rundown and beat. (p. 4) the rocks bounce and clatter and protest at being left in this damn place. (p. 4) each deadbeat no-hoper shithole lonely downtrodden house in Longlands Road Nowhersville. (p. 4) At school its the only time my school bag has come in handy. (p. 2) Bendarat library not resembling the librarian at home. She hated kids touching books.She ran the perfect library because no-one ever went in there to disturb the books. (p. 25) He starts at a place where he has no sense of belonging except for Westfield Creek. He wasnt able to connect at all in nowhersville. His Dad was horrible the librarian was horrible and he didnt belong until he got on the train and met Ernie. E rnie was nothing like Billys Dad and Billy points that out(a) There be deal like Ernie and people like my puzzle. Ernie was the one who suggested he adhere off at Bendarat. A suggestion from a nice person.When he was in the town the only negative thing that happened was that a school bus full of kids yelled out at him calling him a hobo. He was safe from his dad in his carriage small vouch and a place where Billy can feel safe. Billy wants to help old Bill because he believes he could be old Bill in the future so Billy helped him to stop inebriety Alcohol and he would bring breakfast every morning to old Bill even though Old Bill shrugged him off. Old Bill repays the favours Billy has given him like taking Billy to the snitcher to earn money, helps with the welfare agency and gives him the house to give-up the ghost in.Ernie was the first adult who helped Billy and was kind to Billy after he ran away. Then the librarian was also nice when Billy was expecting her to be mean from his quondam(prenominal) experiences with the librarians from nowhersville. These two people played a big part in changing the way Billy feels about people, it is because of these two people that Billy helps out Old Bill. There are people like Ernie and then there are people like Billys father in the world. Ernie has all the reason to not help Billy plainly he did, and his dad had all the reasons to help him but didnt.Kindness shown by Ernie and Irene helps Billy establish a sense of belonging at Bendarat. These people helped Billy trust people more. Catlin Belongs With Billy so well mannered, so unlike every boy at Benderat Grammar, or any school boy Ive ever known. (p. 42) Billy has become the diary entry of my days. He holds the secrets of every long session of Maths and crushing boredom of Science on Thursday afternoon, and as I tell him all this I dont feel poor, or a schoolgirl, or a McDonalds worker, or anything but lucky, simply lucky. (p. 06) In Billys carriage it was like a little cave, a warm, safe little caveBillys cave. (p. 62-63) With her friends I watch Petra flirt madlyshes such a show pony, but I like her. (p. 44) Doesnt belong At home I cant wait for university so I can leave home. (p. 37) in this house this big ugly five bedroom million dollar bill brick box that we live in. (p. 108) School I wear the tartan skirt and the clean blouse and I refulgency my shoes every week and wear the school blazer on sports day, and I feel like a real dork. (p. 36) Parents dad is too rich for his own good. (p. 36) Rich snobby lifestyle working at McDonalds, Parents spoil her, Rich, Attends a private school, Not judgemental, Rebellious, Observant, Intends to go to university, intelligent, large house, generous, doesnt want to live a rich snobby life, Caring/Thoughtful, has good morals, mature and cant trust her friends but can trust Billy. Old Bill Belongs With Billy and Catlin I like that kid, I like his company. (p. 11) I hadnt tho ught of anything but how pleasant it was to sit with these people and to talk with them. (p. 125-126) In his carriage kick yard Family Old house Bendarat Doesnt belong Society House Alcoholic, rude, unemployed, depressed, used to be a lawyer, smokes, intelligent, generous, lonely, lost everything grieving, homeless, doesnt need to work, has money, withdraw from society, keeps house but wont go wrong Old Bill The saddest man in the world. A sum up that old bill is sad.Billy helps old bill stop drinking and smoking so maybe just maybe Ill work on less beer for the kids sake. (p. 137) Old Bill has a very big closeness with Billy and Catlin to permit them live in his house because he sees that billy and Catlin belong together and wants them to be happy. Billy gave old bill the simple gift of friendship Old Bill repaid what Billy did for him by showing him where to get work and in the end giving him the house. Has had chosen to not belong in Bendarat or in society in general. Te chniques Form The simple gift is verse novel.A free verse text allows the creator to get into the personality of each character- his/her thoughts, emotions insecurities and ambitions. The verse novel form allows the author to tell the story from a number of perspectives with an economy of words. It allows each character to tell the story in his/her own language from his/her language. coordinate At the beginning of each chapter there is a picture and a quote from a verse in that chapter. Style Free verse poems are told from the perspectives of the three main characters. Billy 16 stratum old runaway-Catlin girl from a wealthy family -old bill homeless alcoholic The first person news report recount allows the responder to directly engage with each of the characters. Flashbacks Billy (p. 15) Talks about the time when billy breaks the window kicking a ball and the father hits him. This tells us that the billy and his dad are not connected. Shows how isolated he is. Old Bill (p. 9 6) utter desolation Notes farewell note to his father, shows how disconnected he is to his father. Direct speech/conversations p. 109 old bills regrets